How to uninstall Avast Antivirus from your computer : In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to uninstall Avast Antivirus from your computer in the simplest possible steps.
Using the Avast Uninstall Utility
- Open your web browser on your computer.
- Go to this link to download the Avast Uninstall Utility: https://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avastclear.exe
- Once the download completes, go to the Downloads folder of your browser.
- Right-click on the file avastclear.exe and select Run as administrator.
- If the User Account Control Panel pops up, click on Yes to grant permission to make changes on your computer.
- Click Yes when the Avast Antivirus Clear dialog box opens and asks you to restart your computer in Safe Mode. After that, click Yes to immediately restart your computer in Safe Mode.
- After the system restarts in Safe Mode, select the location of Avast program files. The app automatically selects the default installation location, but if you have installed it somewhere else, you may need to manually select your installation location for searching the program files. Otherwise, you may continue with the default installation location that Avast Clear selects for you.
- Choose Avast Free Antivirus in the drop-down menu. Click
- Please be patient while Avast Uninstall Utility removes all the installation files of Avast Free Antivirus from your PC.
- Now, click Restart computer to reboot your computer and complete the uninstallation process.
Avast Free Antivirus is now successfully uninstalled from your computer. Follow our guide on how to install Avast if you need to reinstall Avast Free Antivirus.
Uninstall using Windows Start menu
- Right-click on the Windows
Start button.
- From the context menu, click Apps and Features.
- First, make sure that Apps & Features is selected in the sidebar, then click Avast Free Antivirus and choose
- If the User Account Control dialog box pops up, select Yes to grant all permissions.
- The Avast Free Antivirus Setup box will now appear. Click
- Click Yes to confirm the action to uninstall the antivirus from your computer.
- Please be patient while the uninstaller completes the uninstallation process of Avast Free Antivirus.
- Once the uninstallation completes, click Restart computer to reboot your PC and complete the uninstallation process in its entirety.
Avast Free Antivirus is now successfully uninstalled from your computer. Follow our guide on how to install Avast if you need to reinstall Avast Free Antivirus.